Missouri: Painted
Julie Wiegand
Julie Wiegand was born into a family of artists musicians in 1956. She lived with her family in rural
Chesterfield, Missouri, in a 1920’s Mercantile building which her parents, Claire Frank had renamed
opened as the Smoke House Market. Hers was a multi-generational household, with Grandma Clara
Great Aunt Emma sharing the space with siblings, Don, George, Mary Claire Jane. Julie spent most of
her youth outside---connecting to the land through play. Her interests were clear from early on; music,
art, nature, and athletics. She was lucky to be surrounded by each of these in the Wiegand Family.
Wiegand’s interest in art took the forefront about age 14. Over the years Julie has developed her art
through personal study, classes, workshops. Including others, she has studied with Billyo O ‘Donnell, Camille Przewodek, Kim English, Kenn Backhaus many mentors fellow artists. “ I found the Plein Air Painters of America workshops to be especially enlightening! Spending time with George Strickland, Denise Burns, Joseph Mendez, John Budicin, Kevin Macpherson Gay Faulkenberry was a gift!” Julie had her first solo show in 1985, at her brother Don’s sculpture studio in Chesterfield. In multiple group solo shows annually. Her work is collected regionally, nationally, internationally. She has shown with St Louis Artist’s Guild, Art St Louis, AWA, NOAPS, OPA, Salon International.
Julie is well known for her biannual Studio Sales, Annual Spring Art Music Event, her Autumn
Prairie Plein Air Event, held in her historic limestone schoolhouse , Lyon School Studio Gallery,
located in rural Missouri on 15 acres of high land. Her work can also be seen at Gallery Augusta ,
Augusta , Mo , Heartland Art Club, Kirkwood , Mo , Kodner Gallery, Ladue, Mo .
Julie lives with her husband Tommy Griesedieck at Lyon School.The restoration of Lyon School has
been a collaborative, artistic endeavor . When not painting, she divides her time among the business of
art, yoga, qigong, music, hiking, family friends.
“I admire embrace nature each day. We have everything to learn from a lizard on a rock, or the light on a cloud. I try to live with an open mind an open heart , to learn from every day, believe in the good of all”
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